Kim Kardashian files for divorce from Kanye West

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Kim Kardashian attends the SeenON.com launch party in Los Angeles on December 6, 2006. Kardashian later reminisced about a trip she and Paris Hilton took to Ibiza in 2006. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian arrives on the red carpet at the Leather and Laces Super Bowl party in Tampa on January 30, 2009. The year before, she appeared on "Dancing with the Stars." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian attends the premiere of "The Taking of Pelham 123" in Los Angeles on June 4, 2009. Later that summer, Kardashian and football player boyfriend Reggie Bush broke up. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian arrives on the red carpet of the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 20, 2009. Photo by Lori Shepler/UPI | License Photo
Left to right, Kourtney Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, and Kim Kardashian won the award for Favorite TV Guilty Pleasure for "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," at the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles on January 5, 2011. The December prior, the Kardashians were among the top-paid reality stars. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian arrives at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 13, 2011. The year before, Kardashian hosted the "Sexiest Man Alive" special. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian attends the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in London on June 7, 2011. Later that summer, Kardashian sued Old Navy, claiming the company used her likeness in ads without her permission. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian attends the launch of her fragrance "Kim Kardashian" in London on June 8, 2011. A couple days later, wedding planning was announced between Kim and Kris Humphries. The couple married in 2011 and divorced after 72 days of marriage. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian joins a spate of celebrities as they serve a traditional Thanksgiving meal for the homeless in Los Angeles on November 23, 2011. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian attends a photo call to promote "Quick Trim" in London on May 19, 2012. The month before, a survey revealed that 8 percent of women wished they could steal Kardashian's body. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian arrives for screening of Kanye West's new short art film "Cruel Summer" at the Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 23, 2012. The week before, President Barack Obama discussed his knowledge of pop culture, including the Kardashians. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian (L) and Kanye West arrive on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 6, 2013. The couple welcomed their first child, North, and got married in Florence, Italy, the following year. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian-West arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards in Inglewood, Calif., on August 24, 2014. Later that year, the Paper Magazine cover featuring the star claimed to #BreakTheInternet. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian-West was named Woman of the Year at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in London on September 3, 2014. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian-West arrives for the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 8, 2015. The month before, the star debuted her "Selfish" book cover. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
The Wests were both named 100 Most Influential People at the TIME 100 Gala in New York City on April 21, 2015. Earlier that month, Kim visited Armenia for the first time. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
The Wests arrive on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of "China: Through the Looking Glass" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 4, 2015. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian-West attends the LACMA Art + Film gala at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles on November 7, 2015. The star who was due with her son, Saint, the next month, discussed her fears from the high-risk pregnancy. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian-West arrives on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 2, 2016. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian-West attends the Vogue 100 Gala Dinner in London on May 23, 2016. Later that year, the star graced the cover of Forbes and claimed there was "no shade" against Taylor Swift following their highly publicized feud. Photo by Paul Treadway/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian-West arrives on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York City on August 28, 2016. Later that year, the star was robbed a gunpoint in Paris, an event that said made her "such a different person." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian-West (L) and sister, Kourtney Kardashian, attend the premiere of "The Promise" in Los Angeles on April 12, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian-West arrives on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 1, 2017. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian-West and sister Khloe Kardashian arrive on the red carpet at the NBCUniversal Upfront in New York City on May 15, 2017. Later that week, Kardashian-West celebrated garnering over 100 million followers on Instagram. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian-West speaks at the the Forbes Women's Summit in New York City on June 13, 2017. The following year, the Kardashian sisters closed their DASH stores after 12 years. Photo by Dennis Van Tine/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian-West arrives on the red carpet of the Costume Institute Benefit celebrating "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 7, 2018. A couple months later, Kardashian-West met with President Trump to discuss more relief for non-violent drug offenders. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian-West was honored at the CFDA Fashion Awards in New York City on June 4, 2018. Later that year, Kardashian-West discussed her drug use when she was younger on "Busy Tonight." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Left to right, Corey Gamble, Kris Jenner, the Wests, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott arrive on the red carpet of the Costume Institute Benefit celebrating "Camp: Notes on Fashion" at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 6, 2019. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
La La Anthony (C) and Kardashian-West sit in the front row for the Serena by Serena Williams fashion show during New York Fashion Week: The Shows in New York City on September 10, 2019. Earlier that summer, Kardashian-West announced a program with Lyft to provide former prisoners rides to job interviews. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian-West (L) and Kendall Jenner walk onstage to present during the Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 22, 2019. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian-West presented the Fashion Innovator Award to designer Riccardo Tisci at the WSJ Mag Innovator Awards in New York City on November 6, 2019. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian-West arrives for the E! People's Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on November 10, 2019. The next month, the reality TV star shared her Christmas card with Kanye and their four children, North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Kardashian-West (L) and Kylie Jenner arrive for the Vanity Fair Oscar party in Beverly Hills, Calif., on February 9, 2020. The same week, Kardashian-West discussed her interest in criminal justice reform and inspiration to pursue law. Photo by Chris Chew/UPI | License Photo
Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from Kanye West File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI | License Photo

Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from Kanye West on Friday. TMZ first reported the news and Us Magazine confirmed it.

Divorce lawyer Laura Wasser filed the papers according to both outlets. TMZ reports Kardashian is seeking joint custody of their four children -- North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm West, ages 7, 5, 3 and 1 -- and both are abiding by a prenuptial agreement.

West proposed to Kardashian on Oct. 21, 2013 at AT&T Park in in San Francisco after dating since 2012. He hired a 50 piece orchestra and beamed the message "PLEEEASE MARRY MEEE!!!" on the Jumbotron.

They married in May 2014 in a secret ceremony at Forte di Belvedere in Florence, Italy. The couple already made headlines for West's rap music career and Kardashian's reality TV and entrepreneurship celebrity. Kardashian also began legal aid work to help free Death Row inmates.

In 2020, West announced his candidacy for President in the November election. In July, Kardashian addressed West's bipolar diagnosis and asked for compassion as West expressed his thoughts publicly.

West recently dropped a surprise EP, Emmanuel, on Christmas Day. The Kardashian family's reality series Keeping Up with the Kardashians ends in its 20th season this year.

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